HIIT Improves Brain Health in Older People up to Five Years
HIIT boosts cognitive skills in older adults — and the improvement keeps going even if the exercise stops. […]
Why You Should Exercise By Yourself if You’re an Older Adult
There are several reasons why exercising alone, if you’re older, can result in a much more effective result for your body. […]
How Much Does Cardio Fitness Cut Death and Disease Risk?
Many people, seemingly the majority of the population, do absolutely no cardio exercise. […]
8 Common Gym Mistakes of People 65 and Older
Here are eight gym errors made by the 65+ crowd, both men and women, plus tips to avoid these mistakes. […]
How Fit Can Elderly People Get with Only Cardio Equipment?
Why do some senior age people use only the cardio machines at the gym and not do any strength training? […]
Older Gym Users Shouldn’t Underestimate Exercise Abilities
Older people who work out at a gym too often underestimate what they can do and thus cheat their bodies from getting much healthier and fitter. […]
Bones Feel Weak? How to Build Bone Strength
Do you feel as though your bones are weak? It’s never too late to build more strength in your bones. Bone health is often overlooked, but it’s very important. […]
Balance Exercises for 60+: No Pricey or Special Gadgets Needed
Fran Saidel is over 60 and, after falling and injuring herself, discovered some very effective fall prevention balance exercises: no equipment needed. […]
How to Overcome Feeling Old and Weak and Get Rid of Body Aches
Feeling old, tired and weak lately? Does your body ache and feel depressed? Here are solutions, even if you’re over 60. […]
Should Women Over 50 Do Barbell Hip Thrusts? Yes! How To
Women over 50 can get a fitter, firmer, rounder behind, along with a stronger core and legs, by doing barbell hip thrusts. Sharon Smith, 71, demonstrates. […]
Most Common Workout Mistakes People 65+ Make at Gyms
If you’re over 65 or even in your 50s you’ll want to review this list of the most common exercise errors that older people make — and why they should be avoided. […]
Can You Be Too Old for Exercise to Benefit Brain Health?
Are you really getting up there in age and wondering if exercise – which you’ve hardly ever done – can still benefit your brain health? […]
Interval Walking vs. 10,000 Steps a Day for Older Health
Which is better for middle age and elderly people’s health: interval walking or 10,000 casual steps a day? What is interval walking? This involves alternating brief periods of intense or challenging walking with periods of [...]
Why Do Older Men Let Their Butts Fly up with Lat Pull-downs?
Ever notice that nearly every senior age man does lat pull-downs by lifting his butt off the seat before each pull? […]
Why Is a High Fall Risk Often Denied by the Elderly?
Does your elderly parent continue to angrily deny his or her high risk of a fall? […]
Exercise vs. Vitamin D for Fall Prevention in the Elderly
Don’t be so quick yet to rely on only vitamin D to prevent falls in your elderly body; it’s crucial you get an exercise program started! […]
What Does “Frail Elderly” Really Mean?
“Frailty” isn’t just a layperson term; it’s used by doctors to describe a state of body in the elderly. “Old can look very different in different people,” begins Walter Gaman, MD, FABFM, board certified in [...]
Does Slow Walking Actually Damage the Brain (Dementia)?
A study links slow walking with dementia, but what exactly does this mean? Does slow walking damage brain cells? The study concludes that slow walking in older adults means a higher risk of dementia, and [...]
Why Do Very Elderly People Have Purple Bruises on Arms?
‘Those nasty looking purple “bruises” on your elderly mother’s or grandfather’s arms are not as harmful as they look. But they can easily resemble marks from elder abuse. Don’t be alarmed if these purple marks [...]
How to Walk Faster if You’re Elderly
Elderly people are notorious for walking very slowly, but this doesn’t mean it has to be so. Slow walking does NOT have to be a non-preventable effect of old age. Furthermore, the ability to RUN [...]
Back and Arm Strength Training for Older People
Many senior age men and women do back and arm strength training wrong. As a fitness expert, I like to point out that old age is never an excuse for poor form. […]
Why Old People First Don’t Hear You, then Suddenly Understand
Ever notice that often, when speaking to an elderly person, they ask you to repeat it — but then suddenly they understood everything you said? Is this hearing loss or a “senior brain” taking a [...]
Should a Weak Elderly Person Lift Weights or Just Walk?
Let's suppose you know an elderly man or woman who's weak and frail, but does not use a cane for walking. Should this person start a strength training program or a walking program -- or [...]
Help Prevent Grandma from Falling & Breaking Hip: Tai Chi
Tai Chi once again comes up on top as a way for elderly people to prevent falling and fracturing a hip or sustaining some other serious injury. One out of every three Americans over age [...]
10 Signs of a GOOD Nursing Home: Have Peace of Mind
Here are 10 signs that a particular nursing home would be a great place for your elderly loved-ones to live at – signs that you can feel good about and reassured they’re getting top-notch care. [...]
Senior Orphans–Lonely Elderly: Causes and Solutions
It’s a fast growing problem: elderly people “orphaned” by their families and the health care system, at high risk for abuse, depression and illness. The word “orphan” usually conjures images of helpless children with no [...]
Falls in People 65+: Harbinger for Doom in the Near Future
If you know someone over 65 or are a senior yourself, here’s some frightening news: If you fall, this is a marker for bad things to come within the next six months. […]
Why Senior People Should Bench Press & Leg Press: Brain Health
Senior age or elderly people should get into bench pressing and leg pressing to help preserve brain health. Many people of senior age worry about developing problems with memory or other cognitive tasks. It’s never [...]
How Fast Should Senior Age People Walk Outdoors for Fitness?
If you’re a senior aged man or woman who wants to take up walking outside for fitness, you may want to know the guidelines for just how fast you should walk. […]
When Being Thin in Older Age Means Poor Health Not Fitness
Thin, especially in older age, doesn’t always mean good health & fitness. Of course, obesity in old age is a very serious problem, but “skinny muscle-less” is also a serious problem. […]
Safety Guidelines for Seniors and Strength Training Equipment
Bad form stunts results, wastes time, and can cause injury or strain to joints and muscles, especially in senior age people who are new to strength training machines. Senior Strength Training Safety Guidelines Seated cable [...]
Is Excessive Napping in the Elderly Healthy and Necessary ?
You don’t get a pass on the dangers of excessive sleep & napping just because you’re elderly. Some older people will make excuses for all of their naps and will insist they “need it,” [...]
Why Are Many Elderly Women So Alarmingly Thin?
It’s said that it’s harder to lose weight as we age, yet many elderly women are too thin for good health. So what’s really going on with this bizarre phenomenon? If you’re thinking that the [...]
Should Elderly People Do Kettlebell Swings?
The kettlebell swing is an excellent exercise for the elderly, yet very few personal trainers have their aged clients doing this compound exercise. […]
Should Elderly People Bench Press?
Why do so few elderly people at the gym bench press? More appalling is that so few personal trainers have their elderly clients bench pressing. The bench press is one of the easiest exercises to [...]
Is It Safe for Elderly Women to Try Pull-ups?
If you’re an elderly woman who’d like to learn to do pull-ups, then go for it! Elderly age, in and of itself, does not make it harmful for a woman to train at pull-ups or [...]
Lifting Weights or Fish Oil to Prevent Muscle Loss in Old Age?
Which should the elderly do to prevent muscle loss: rely on strength training (weightlifting) or fish oil supplements? Most elderly people have significant muscle loss, and omega 3 fish oil can actually help -- according [...]
If Age Slows Metabolism, Why Are Some Old Ladies So Thin?
Ever wonder why some elderly women are frightfully thin, when old age is supposed to slow metabolism and make fat gain easier? Is there some magic reversal of this process? If a woman has not [...]
Can Older Adults Safely Do Intense Workouts?
Intense exercise is one of the best things an older person can do for his or her "aging" body. "Taking it easy" and sitting around all day will cause far more harm to the aged [...]
Over 65? Cardio Exercise or Weight Training?
Are you over age 65 and wondering which is better for your body: cardio exercise or weight training? Does it even make a difference if you're over 65 when it comes to these two categories [...]
